Astronomy Final Set

1. ______
Known as (Asterism) THE BIG DIPPER
Latin for "Big Bear"
Binary Stars:
-Alcor (Horse)
-Mizor (Rider)
Messiar Object: (galaxies, not comets)
-M81: spiral galaxy
-M82: irregular galaxy

Ursa Major's binary stars are:
A) Alcor and Spica
B) Rigel, Betelgeuse, and Alcor
C) Spica and Arcturus
D) Alcor and Mizor

Ursa Major's messiar objects are:
A) M85 and M86
B) M81 and M82
C) M83 and M84
D) M80 and M81

M81 is a spiral galaxy and M82 is an irregular galaxy. True or False?
True False

2. ____
Known as (Asterism) THE LITTLE DIPPER
Stars:
-Polaris

Ursa Minor's star is:
A) Spica
B) Betelgeuse
C) Polaris
D) Arcturus

Seven stars form the shape of a small dipper, this constellation describes Ursa Major. True or False?
True False

Part A: Is Ursa Minor (The Little Dipper) circumpolar?
Yes or No?
Part B: What does circumpolar mean?
A) A circular constellation
B) A nebula constellation
C) A constellation that never goes below the horizon

Polaris is the north star in the current epoch since it's the closest bright star to the north celestial pole. True or False?
True False

3. _____
First zodiacal constellation; lays on ecliptic
Star:
-Spica: bright star
->*Find Arcturus to find Spica
Messiar Objects:
-M87: one of the many galaxies in Virgo's elliptical galaxy
->Virgo Cluster: surrounding neighbor galaxies
-Super Cluster

Virgo's star is Arcturus. True or False?
True False

Contained in M87 is the Virgo Cluster and the Shepherd Cluster. True or False?
True False

4. _______
Known as (Asterism) The Shepherd
Star:
-Arcturus: the brightest star in the northern hemisphere
->Arcturus is a Red Giant Star

The constellation Bootes's star is Rigel. True or False?
True False

Arcturus is the brightest star in the northern hemisphere and is a Red Giant Star. True or False?
True False

5. _____
->*The Sun, relative to the other stars, is moving towards this constellation
->*Four brightest stars form what is known as The Keystone
Messiar Object:
-M13: a globular cluster in ____

"The Keystone":
Part A: Located in what constellation?
-A) The Shepherd (Bootes)
-B) Hercules
Part B: What is "The Keystone"?
-"The Keystone" is four brightest stars form this asterism. True or False?

M13 is located in the Hercules constellation and is a spiral galaxy. True or False?
True False

6. _____
Star:
-Antares: (Red Giant) star in the constellation ____
Messiar Object:
-M4: globular cluster

Scorpius's star is Antares. Antares is a Red Giant Star. True or False?
True False

What Messiar Object is located in the constellation Scorpius?
A) M2
B) M3
C) M4
D) M5
What is the Messiar Object?
-The Messiar Object is a globular cluster. True or False?

7. ____ (THE TEAPOT)
-Trifid Nebula: an emission nebula and a dark nebula

In the constellation Sagittarius the Trifid Nebula is located there. The Trifid Nebula is a globular cluster and a spiral galaxy. Which part is True and which is fasle?
1st sentence: A
2nd sentence: B

8. _____
-Contains Vega, M57
->Vega: third brightest star in the Northern night sky, Blue Giant Star, Vertex of the Summer Triangle, will be the new North Star
-->*Summer Triangle: Denab (in Cygnus), Vega (in Lyra), and Altair (in Aquila)
Messiar Object:
-M57: Planetary Nebual (THE RING NEBULA)

Vega is located in the Sagittarus constellation. Vega is also the current north star. True or False?
True False

The Summer Triangle consist of which set of stars?
A) Betelguese, Rigel, and Arcturus
B) Mizor, Denab, Altair
C) Denab, Vega, Altair
D) Rigel, Spica, and Alcor

M57 is a planetary nebula known as The Ring Nebula and is located in the constellation Lyra.
True or False?
True False

9. _____ (THE SWAN)
Stars:
-Denab: located on the tail of the swan
-Sigma Beta (Alberio): head of the swan
-->Alberio is a double star, one star is bluish and the other is reddish

In the constellation Cygnus, the stars Denab (of the Summer Triangle) and Sigma Beta (Alberio) is located. Alberio is a double star, one star is bluish and the other is reddish. True or False?
True False

In the constellation Cygnus, Denab is at the tail of the swan and Alberio is at the head of the swan. True or False?
True False

10. _____
Asterism: "Mother of Andromeda"
Circumpolar constellation
Pointer Stars
Messiar Object:
-M103: Open Cluster (forms an M or a W)

The constellation Cassiopeia's asterism is "The Swan". Cassiopeia is a spiral galaxy constellation and has Finger Stars. The Messiar Object contained in Cassiopeia is M41 and is a double star. True or False?
True False

What constellation contains M103?
A) Cassiopiea
B) Lyra
C) Sagittarus
D) Hercules

11. ______
Asterism: "Great Square"
Messiar Object:
-M15: globular cluster

The asterism of Pegaus is Great Square and contains the messiar object M15. M15 is a globular cluster. True or False?
True False

12. _____
Messiar Object:
-M31: Andromeda Galaxy
->*Nearest spiral galaxy

In the constellation Andromeda, the messiar object contained is M31. M31 is the Andromeda Galaxy. The constellation Andromeda is also the nearest spiral galaxy. True or False?
True False

13. ______
Asterism: "Chariatear"
Star:
-Capella: brightest star in ___, sixth brightest star in the night sky, fourth brightest in the northern night sky

In the constellation Auriga, the star contained is Rigel and Auriga's asterism is "The Lyra". True or False?
True False

14. _____
Star:
-Aldebaran: bright reddish star
Messiar Object:
-M1: the Crab Nebula, the remanants of a supernova
-M45: The Pleiades, an open cluster; six stars can be seen with unaided eye dozens with telescope

In the constellation Taurus, the star Aldebaran is a Blue Giant Star. True or False?
True False

In the constellation Taurus, the two messiar objects contained is M14 and M92. True or False?
What are these two messiar objects?
A) A bright red star and a dark green star
B) A blackhole
C) Baby Nebula and Crab Nebula
D) Crab Nebula and The Pleiades
True False

The Crab Nebula contained in the constellation, Taurus, is the remanants of a supernova. True or False?
True False

The Pleiades, located in the constellation, Taurus, is a spiral galaxy and a double star. True or False?
True False

15. ______
Asterism: The Hunter
Stars:
-Rigel: brightest star in ___, sixth brightest star, Blue supergiant, light reflected off the Witch Head Nebula
-Betelguse: second brightest star in ___, and ninth brightest star in the night sky. It is a red supergiant and a candidate of a supernova
Messiar Object:
-M42: Orion Nebula

The stars in the constellation Orion is Rigel and Betelguse. True or False?
True False

Rigel is the brightest star in Orion, sixth brightest star, is a blue supergiant, and light is reflected off the Witch Head Nebula. True or False?
True False

Betelguse is the fourth brightest star in Orion, and tenth brightest star in the night sky. It is a white supergiant and a candidate of a blackhole. True or False?
True False

What Messiar Object is located in the constellation Orion?
A) M1: Crab Nebula
B) M42: Orion Nebula
C) M13: a globular cluster
D) M45: The Pleiades